Archaeologists bring technology to Hurst 5

By Todd Palmer this process for conservation purposes,'*

Merciad Staff Reporter Humphrey said. *'Its use in the preservation of
the Windhover textiles is a major breakthrough
The Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute is for the use of this technology.'' These textiles
involved in preserving a collection of 7,500- are the oldest man-made materials to date to be
year-old textiles using a highly advanced method treated with the parylene process, which is also
of preservation originally intended for indus- used to coat: elctronic circuits in the space
shuttle, tomahawk cruise missiles, and the
trial and military use.
m patriot missiles used in the Gulf War.
The process is known as parylene confor-
The oldest objects to be preserved with the
mal coating and was developed by a scientist
parylene process were specimens from a 40-
named Bruce Humphrey for the Union Carbide
million-year old fossilized forest discovered in
Company. This highly technical method is able
the early 1980's on Axel Heiberg Island in
to stabilize and permanently preserve materials Canada, 600 miles south of the North Pole.
too fragile for treatment by standard conserva- Says Humphrey, "We took pine cones from
tion methods.
there that were as fragile as a cigarette ash, and
The textiles being preserved were discov-
after treating them with this process, you could
ered in 1989 at the Windhover Bog archeol-
bounce them on a table.'*
ogical excavation near Cape Canaveral, Flor-
Adovasio ex years
ida. They were sent to Mercyhurst because of
the advanced technical capabilities of its Ar- process will be widely used for the preserva-
chaeological Department In fact, the MAI, tion of both historic and prehistoric artifacts.
directed by Dr. J.M. Adovasio, is one of only
*
The other two institutions in the world
three institutes in the world with the ability to which are equipped to use the parylene process
use this new process of preservation. operations, stands are the American Museum of Natural History
parylene conformal coating in New York and the Canadian Conservation
* 'Adovasio was one of the first people in
Institute in Ottawa.
this country to grasp the full implications of
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VOL, 65 NO. 8 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, GLENWOOD HILLS, ERIE, PA. 16546 OCTOBER 31,1991

Senate committees stand at your service

academic appeals and makes recommendations meets to recommend policy related to the
By Julie Theiss totheDean.^
**
Merciad Staff Reporter Hammermill Library and the Mercyhurst Ar-
The second committee is the Campus life chives and their development'* They also re-
committee. Its purpose is to pursue matters in
T

view die library's support of the curriculum*

Thursday, O c t 31 In the quest for the > improvement of the
overall quality of life here at Mercy hurst, earlier
this year, every member of the: Mercyhurst
9 to 12 p.m. Laker Inn
population received a letter from Penny Hanes,
SAC Coffeehouse.-
president of this year's Senate, asking for vol-
unteers to be on a Standing Committee of the
Senate.
Friday, Nov. 1 But, because many do not know what the
Senate is or how these committees work, most
of these questionnaires ended up in the circular
9 to j l 2 p.m. Student files of recyclable items. Well, the Standing
Union. Video Dance. Committees have now been formed and they
J*
are ready to work for you, the Mercyhurst
Community. * and the review of the general college buget
Saturday. Nov. 2
non-academic areas, for both resident and non-
resident students. For example, it reviews the
Student Code of Rights and Responsibilities
and examines the housing conditions. It also
generally oversees the use of facilities for in tra-
murals, die student publications, and many social
and cultural activities, in cooperation with MSG
and SAC.
The third committee is the Administrative
Policies committee. They have the authority
"to study and recommend policy related to the
general conduct of the Administration. They
also make recommendations in areas like af-
firmative action, athletic budgets, financial aid,
Finally, there is the Library committee which
the resources available to all and the services
that it provides to the community.
There is also an Ad-Hoc committee this
year whose main purpose is to revise and
improve the Senate constitution.
Each committee meets monthly, and all
meetings are open to the public. If there is a
pressing issue you need to air, find the appro-
priate committee and go. You may have a
problem that has not been brought to the com-
mittee's attention previously and could bring
about a positive change here at Mercyhurst If
there is not a problem, come to die meetings
anyway because it is beneficial to be a well-
informed member of any community, and
Mercyhurst is no exception.

If there is a complaint or problem

1 p.m. Football vs Wash-
ington and Jefferson.
in some aspect of the college experi-
ence, then find the appropriate
Leading sex expert tends expertise
committee and voice your opinion. By Jule Gardner for the Scientific Study of Sex and is a membei
Men's Soccer vs Be- of the International Academy of Sex Research.
Asst News Editor
thany. A veteran to the college lecture circuit, Libby
According to the Senate constitution, there has also co-authored "Sexual Choices," a col-
are four Standing Committees, each with their / lege textbook/
own very specific purpose, run by an elected ,. Libby will take a humorous approach to
Monday, Nov. 4 chairperson who can be a student, a faculty aDr. Roger Libby, a certified sexologist, will college dating and relationships. He will show a
member, or a part of the administration. The speak at Mercyhurst as part of the Mercyhurst shortfilmentitled "Love Toad" in which two
benefit to having committees like these is that Student Government (MSG) Lecture Series. stuffed frogs are depicted in caring and sexual
7 p.m. Volleyball vs the meetings are to be held in public places and His talk, "Sex, Relationships and the 9 0 V • is situations.
Youngstown State. are open to all. These committee members are scheduledforWednesday, Nov. 6 at 8 p.m£ He is an advocate of looking at the lighter
your link to the Senate and need to be utilized. jjt has been argued that Libby's credentials side of sex, although he does not ignore the
If there is a complaint or.a problem injsome make him the most knowledgeable sex expert in seriousness ofsexual implications. Concerning
aspect of the college experience, then find the the country^and perhaps the planet He is, a the topic he said, "There is far too much guilt,
Wednesday, Nov. 6
appropriate committee and voice your opinion. former* professor of the University of Massa- garbage, and games. We all must..make more
The first committee is the Academic Poli- chusetts where he taught various courses in responsible, safe, and joyous sexual decisions."
8 p.m. Zurn Recital cies committee.I(s purpose is "to study and Human Sexuality, fie has worked in radio, The goal of MSG is to provide informa-
Hall. Dr. Libby speaks recommend policy with regard to academic television, and, at one point performed as a tive and relative information to the Mercyhurst
on "Sex Relationships affairs." Some of'the items this .committee stand-up comedian. community as exemplified in Libby's popular
and the 90 Y\ *' I addresses are the academic regulations, the struc- He is elected to the Fellows of the Society and entertaining style.
ture of the academic calendar, curriculum, the
Admissions standards, and the like. It also hears
Thursday, Nov. 7

9 to 12 p.m. Laker linn.

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Gardner' weeds out roommate policy The Editor's Edge:

Dear Editor,
I have a big beef with Baldwin
Hall and some of its less than fair
policies. I am a freshman. I under-
stand that this means dorm life
(translation: low life), but some of'
the policies are a little ridiculous.
i Take for instance the room-
mate situation. We had to bide our
time for 10 weeks only to find out
that it is still next to impossible to
live with a roommate of choice
because there are so many stipula-
tions. Everyone must be in agree-
ment Everyone involved must agree
on who should move, where-to
move, and who to move in with!
That sounds simple, right?
WRONG. If ONE person is obsti-
nate, everyone suffers, and guess
what? The RA's aren't much help
because it seems they don't want to
be in con venienced. Excuse me, but
I understood that they were here to
mediate Sand help* residents with
problems. This place is in an up*
roar.
- .. J s it.my fault that I am incom-
patible with my roommate? Is it
my fault that we are not happy
living with each other? I don't think
so, but it is now my sole responsi-
bility to alleviate a problem I never
caused in the first place. It is not
this complicated at other schools.
This whole mess is enough to give
me everlasting indigestion, but it
doesn't end there. do not have to feel so immature.
Now, we have been told that We can go knock on someone's
every male who visits us must have door like (oh horror) people in the
a picture ID to leave at the desk. Ifoutside world.
my father comes to see me, he is Also, we have been informed
made to feel like he can't even be that escorted males must walk beside
trusted to visit where his daughter us. We could get written up if a
lives. I'm sorry, but my father is guy walks two feet behind us down
paying out the butt for me to come a hall. Yeah. Like he's going to do
to this place, and I don't feel that he
so much damage walking a few
steps behind. Get real.
All these years, I was under the
All these years I was under impression that college meant
gaining more independence. I
the impression that college
always thought that Mercy world
meant gaining more inde-
would be more of a real world than
pendence.
living with »my parents. Now I
— — know that I experienced a hell of a
lot more freedom before I ever
should have to be mistrusted and walked through the gates of this
degraded in this manner. campus or up the steps of Baldwin
Oh - and what about the escort Hall. rS i"i % '
policy? Males have to be escorted
everywhere in jj Bald win Hall, yet Sincerely,
females who visit McAuley flail Jule A. Gardner
Dear Students, lacking strong leadership on the
domestic problems facing our na-
For the past few months, I have tion. I agree, and that is why I want
to continue as your United States
been listening toi thousands of
Pennsylvanians expressing their Senator. f
views about the direction in which As a former college president, I
America is heading. What I have understand the concerns of college
been hearing is that Pennsylvani- students.!J recognize the impor-
re-t ^a# # lfr^^F
ans are concerned that America is tance of a quality education, and I
am also aware of the struggle you
and your parents have to make in
By Karen McGuire
Editor-in-Chief
T What exactly is The Merciad
policy for letterstothe editor? WeU,
tobeperfectly honest, I don't know
what the school's policies are for
letters.
To my knowledge, there are no
set guidelines for the staff to fol-
low.
However, I have a set of my
own policies that I follow. When a letter comes in, diefirstthing I
look for is a signature. If it's not signed, I don't care how good the
letter is, it doesn't go in. f * • M
If a person does not believe in what he or she is writing about
enough to sign his or her name to it, it's not worth printing. Students
should be mature enough to take responsibility for their accusa-
tions, f
There are certain situations, however, in which names can be
withheld. For instance, when the topic of the letter is related to rape,
sexual harrassment, etc. and the victim risks reprecussions. ^
This right is also extended to situations where reprecussions
may result to the student's well-being. For example, if an athelete
speaks out against team policies, he or she may suffer by being
benched. Or if a student speaks out about a classroom situation, he
or she may risk a confrontation with his or her professor. Therefore,
letters will be judged on a case by case basis.
It is sad to think that these types of consequences would result
from a simple letter of opinion, but nonetheless, they are taken into
consideration. . i
The amount of attention brought to one simple letter printed in
the paper is unbelievable. I never really realized, just how-much
controversy can be conjured up by a little bit of irik^FoiKsome i
reason, people can speak out all they want, but once it s in print,
•>:• i»le believe it $
*I remember last year when Professor Frank Scalise said in one
of my business classes,' 'Neverfightsomeone who buys ink by the
barrel." I would like to think that principle is true. I think the press
plays an important roll as a watchdog over what the government (or
in this case the administration does). That power, though, can easily
be abused. < §&

The Merciad order to afford the education you

deserve. That is why the first bill I
introduced to the Senate makes it
If a student misuses his or her right to voice opinions, the
medium loses its credibility, and in turn,-the student abused
herrighttofreedomof the press. \ T** k
*^jL
Mercyhurst College's First Class newspaper easier for middle class families to For these very reasons, I try'to make sure that the paper doesn't
as rated by the Associated Cbllegiate Press obtain financial assistance for col- degrade to the level of "mudslinging" or taking "pot shots*' at
October 31,1991 lege tuition, i -I anyone without any basis of just cause.
Karen McGuire Editor-in-Chief I wish there was a straight black and white line of distinction on
Kevin McHugh •5 Senior Editor which to a base a policy, but it just isn't that easy.
Jule Gardner Assist News Editor As a former college presi- In the past few weeks, a number of students have questioned our
policies. I realize that the wording on the staff box said, "All letters
John Furlong J Photo Editor dent, I understand the con-
must be signed, but names may be held uponrequest,''was perhaps
Hol|y Fulmer I Copy Editor cerns of college students.
Advertising Managers poorly worded. I apologize.
Maria Kelly/Yvonne Maher
Faculty Advisor It's important for students to fed they have a medium in which
Timothy Moriarty to express tneir opinions on issues like administrative policies. I
MERCIAD STAFF hope that students will not be hindered by having to sign their
Aaron Macerelli AnneMcNclis Patty Suk names. But hiding behind a veil of anonymity to blast someone on
The decisions our government
DanMcQuillen John Danknich ChrisFiely £ unwarranted grounds cannot be tolerated.
is making today are shaping your *I also want to address the myth that the Merciad is being
AdriaStalsky Grace Bruno Keith Courson: future. I believe that this future can
Chicag a Parsons Garth McCurdy Craig Rybczynski ¥M\ (Oh, I hale that word). Approximately 98 percent of the
one 111;I • , but only if
John J. Camp II Suzanne Concglio Lisa Brown student newspaper is not touched by Tim Moriarity, the advisor, or
our leaders are to make
Ed Hess Paul C. Smith Robyn Braunroth
the tough choices that bee our administration. The remaining two peroeat is grammatical conee-
Tricia Kuhar Tamara Moriarty j Katie Johnson i l l and editing for libelous implications,
Kay Leins Dave McQuillen John Bruno I nation. We need to support trade
policies that will create jobs in- brainstorm thp stories. I make the story assignments. I choose
Amy Fitzgerald Amy Frary Julie Theiss what is printed. I eijit the material Moriarity to advise me.
stead of forcing them overseas. We
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Jule Gardner Michelle Ryan GlennOndick

Laura Blabec
Joseph Legler [
he Merciad is the student-produced nev • M a : *
Mercyhurst College, Box 161, S01 E. 38th St,
Erie, Pa., 16546. Phone 824-2376
terlal for publication must be submitted'By
on the Monday before publication.
hheld by request nnderja
'he Merclad's editorial opinion is determined
the Editorial Board with the Editor holding
need to relieve middle class Ameri- I take full responsibility for what is or isn't printed.
cans from the burden of overtaxa- Yes, there are certain standards that, as a Catholic institution, we
tion. And we need to tackle the must follow. That's j^ist the rules that we have to play by since we
are a private college. 9y law, private college newspapers and public
rising • V I K of health care with a newspapers are treated differently.
national health insurance system
I I As written in the book, M^jor Principles of Media Law,"The
for all. £j * 3 landmark case of Tinker vs. Community School District, the
| It is time for an agenda^ for
Supreme Court extended First Ammendment protection to students
America - to take care of our own 9
attending public schools.'
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»and our own problems. As
f It went oo to point out, "The Supreme Court said students'
your senator, I am prepared to turn
rights on campus are not as extensive as those normally available,
Washington D.C. upside down to
off-campus. Students' freedom of expression may be limited when
ensure a strong future for America.
necessary to prevent campus disruptions and maintain an orderly
With your help we will sue-
¥Mi
educational process."
Apparently the Pint Ammendment is inapplicable to private
institutions unless a private school official9
! conduct constitutes
Sincerely, 99
T "state action (which it almost • • : • <

Ifmal tesrjoiifibility. The opinions expressed hug 1 Confused? Yeah, me too. I always thought freedom of speech
ie Merctad are not necessarily those of Harris Wofford 99
was a basic right, but I guess there are certain "policies against
i e Merctad, its staff or Mercyhurst CoUegc that.
 OCTOBER 31,1991
PAGE 4 THE MERCIAD

Pejrsipectrvies
The Art of Shredding
The Hammermill Library's flippy HALLOWEEN! Edinboro University will
Cummimgs Gallery will be open- Oct 31,1991 present Nunsense oh Wednesday,
ing an exhibit of Beth Shadur's Nov. 6 at 8 p.m. Please call 732-
work on Sunday, Nov. 3. There 2518 for more details.
By John J* Bruno
Merciad Staff Columnist will be a slide lecture beginning at
2:15 p.m. The exhibit continues On Nov. 6, there will be a pres-
until Monday, Nov. 25.\ entation by Dr. Libby concerning
Sex, Relationships and the 90's.
I'd like to take amoment to
If you want to know the menu The lecture will take place in Zurn
congratulate Joe Legler for a job
fcr the cafeteria, call extension 2192. Recital Hall at 8 p.m.
well done. Legler *s article about
the North East students was in
the October 24 issue of the Anyone interested in Catholi-
Merciad. It was a very thorough Driving Miss Daisy continues cism should contact Fr. Steve in
report on the attitudes and view*! its run at the Erie Playhouse Nov. Campus Ministry about classes. The
points of the students at the McAuley Career Division. 1,2,3, and 7. The performances on Campus Ministry number is 824-
If It also gave the simple minded administrative viewpoint Friday, Saturday, and Thursday are
at 8 p.m. and the Sunday perform-
2 4 2 9 . f ? ?•

toward various problems that the McAuley students are/were faced

with. All that I have to say to all of you poor unfortunate McAuley ance is at 3 p.m. For further details,
students is just think of how much money you are paying to be call 454-2852. i -*
There is a scripture discussion
treated like an eighth grader. By the way, someone ask that guy with group every Monday in Campus
the * 'unsuitable" film if I could borrowit sometime so I can see for There will be a dance in the Ministry to discuss the readings for
myself just how "unsuitable" it really is(or make my own copy)! Union from 9 p.m. until 12 am. on
Friday, Nov. 1. \ The Roadhouse Theatre thefollowingSunday's Mass.
They suspended all of the students' VCR privileges because
someone was playing an "unsuitable" film. Punish everyone just presents Spooks on Nov. 1,2, 3,
because one person pulls off a pretty good gag. Ok, Adolph, the and 7. All performances except
stench of fascism once again clogs my sinuses. Obviously, this Remember the SAC Coffee- Sunday's will be at 8 p.m. Sun- There will be a dance in the
tyrannical approach to discipline is, as Tom Decoteau, Bill Deco- house on Thursdays in the Laker day's performance is at 3 p.m. Call Union from 9 p.m. until 12 a.m. on
teau. Dave Murphy and Troy Winch might say, the work of Inn from 9 p.m. until 12 a.m. 459-8215 for more information. Friday, Nov. 1.
simpletons m I
By the way, I'd like to give the October 24 Merciad letter to
the editor, submitted by Decoteau, Decoteau, Murphy, and Winch, If you're interested in Spring
"The Art of Shredding" seal of approval. If anyone ever wondered Break at Daytona Beach, Fla., call
what "The Art of Shredding" means, read the eloquently written 1-800-854-1234 orjwrite to P.O.
letter mentioned above. $ -I Jk Box 910, Daytona Beach, Fla.,
t ^The letter accurately portrays the opinion of various students 32115.? T Z- ~ *
and faculty toward the simple-minded rules and disciplinary actions
made by the director of housing. I couldn't have done a better job
myself. It's those "once in a blue moon" letters, such as the
Decoteau, Decoteau, Murphy and Winch letter or reports like the The Mercyhurst chapter of
Al-anon meets Tuesdays in Cam-
pus Ministry at 7:45 p.m.
It's those "once in a blue moon" letters, such as the
Decoteau, Decoteau, Murphy and Winch letter or
Anyone needing security can
reports like the Legler article that make me feel like call extension 2000 after 4:30 p.m.
I'm not alone. and ask for someone in security.

Legler article that make me feel like I'm not alone.

Now that I've been inspired, what's the deal with this rule that Anyone interested in working
if someone damages something in a common area of a building, the at the radio station, WMCE, should
repairs get billed to all of the residents of that building. Shouldn't contact Mr. Leisering at extension
this bill go to the college's insurance policy instead of to the students 2264. ^ r. ****
who already pay nearly $12,000 to go here? Think about that one
the next time someone vandalizes your building.
Maybe they should bill security. Isn't security supposed to The World of Snafu by Steve Rush
protect us? Maybe they should bill the RA's. Aren't they supposed
to make sure nothing happens to our buildings? Obviously, there
is a problem within the system itself, and as a result (as usual), the \

students are getting the shaft

The word for today is "cementhead" ,
NroJ TbSpwK
Banana Sandwiches by Daniel McQuillen
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THE MERCIAD PAGE 5

Entertainment
Music review Wind ensemble features Dan Desmond
Alternative bands blow awayferitic
Mercyhurst College and the
& Angelo School ofMusic ate proud
Byjj David McQuillen %
to present ithe D Angela Wind
Merciad Staff Reporter Ensemble in concert on Sunday,
Nov. 3 at 2:30 p.m. in Zurn Recital $Pvi
I Monday night or Hall. The concert will be under the
maybe it's Saturday# evening. Ei- direction of newly appointed Di-
ther you've got a week ahead of rector of Instrumental Ensembles
you or one behind. You're tired Frank Collura. Featured inuhe
and you need something to raise program^will be Dan Desmond,
those energy levels, get the adre- senior flute performance major.
naline flowing. In both cases, you „The Ensemble will perform
need something special. You need works by Persichetd, Hoist, Rossini
some in-your-face, down-your-throat, rack-your-body, knock-your- and Gould. The concert isfreeand
roomate-down music. open to the public, and a reception
will be heldfollowing the perform-.
I I'm not talking about thrash here. Save the Minor Threat
once in the lobby of the D'Angela
and Suicidal Tendencies for when you're really, really upset about
School of Music. i
something. I'm not talking about metal. Definately not talking about
metal and not even thinking about industrial. I'm talking about a
sound that will either make you slam-dance or just sit there and bob Dan Desmond, seniorfluteperformance major
Whatever
The new stuff by Nirvana and Ned's Atomic Dustbin give
you that choice. Both bands are creating a sound that is similar in
flavor to thrash but with a manchester style taste to it The two
Rotman performs with Erie jPhilharmonk
groups are currently smashing along on some just-released songs, western Pennsylvania for the
and the CD maxi-singles for those tunes have been spinning in my Commonwealth of Pennsylvania mmm
disk player almost non-stop. Mercyhurst's Sam jRotman, Governor's Awards for Excellence
Of the two groups, Ned's is my favorite. The * 'Grey Cell director of the D * Angelo School of in the arts, humanities and sciences.
Green" maxi-single has five songs on it, and each one winds the Music and associate professor of The first of; three Open Re-
listener up further and further. The interesting thing about this five- music will be performing a Mozart hearsals is scheduled for Fridav ,
man band is that there is only one guitar but two basses. One bass Concerto for Three Pianos with the Nov. 8, at 7:30 pan. at the Warner
plays rhythm, while the other pounds along as if it were a lead guitar. Erie Philharmonic Orchestra on Theatre. This would be the time for
The actual guitar work, however, seems to scream out from all the Saturday, Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. in the students and young families to come
deep undercurrents caused by the bass and some of the fastest Warner Theatre in Erie. informally dressed, and to enjoy
drumming you'll ever hear. Picture three grand pianos and a working rehearsal for this thrill-
This music just begs to be cranked. The funny thing is that the Erie Philharmonic Orchestra ing concert All seats are only $325,
no matter how loud you play it or how fast the music gets, the lead all ^fitting on the Warner Theatre less than the cost of a movie. You
singer, Jon, seems calm. ?It's not that he doesn't get excited or stage. It's worth the price ofadmis- may come, relax, and stay as long For tickets and advance reser-
involved in the music, he does. He goes crazy. Jon just has a voice sion to witness this ambitious feat as you wish. Tickets for the open vations for Saturday's concert or
that, amid all the chaos, adds a touch of mellowness. It's a cool Eiji Oue, music director, will be rehearsal may be purchased only at more information, please call (814)
contrast w } i' conducting. He < . said, "To my the door. 455-1375. Wm S S £ "~TT~
When they rock the hardest is when Jon sounds the best knowledge, Mozart's Concerto in
The boys play so fast and their rhythms change so quickly that his F major for Three Pianos and Or- £ Opera review
voice is about the only thing you can hold onto. You can fusually
understand what he's talking about, too. He seems to be saying
something important, but I'm not sure what it is. In one of the best
chestra is a premiere for Erie."
Alec Chien, associate profes- Vocalists impress audience
sor of music at Allegheny College
songs, "Faceless," Jon sings "I can't face it/my head is faceless, but and artist-in-residence, will join with By Robin E. Illsley therefore, I expected a second-rate
the point is/that it is pointless. Do you really wanna get it all off your Oue to perform the Mozart Con- Merciad Staff Reporter opera. I couldn't have been more
chest? You know you'll never hear a truer word spoken in jest" Go wrong. 4. ;
certo.
figure, r | . Rotman serves as the executive I was truly amazed at the pow-
On the other end of the audible lyrics scale is Seattle based ; erful performance that these stu-
director of the D'Angelo Young My first'thought of a student
band, Nirvana. About the only thing that I could understand from dents gave. Not only were each
Artist Competition. He has saved opera is that yes, it will be good,
4
their new single, * Smells Like Teen Spirit,' • was the line * 'here we and every one of them wonderful
on the jury of the D'Angelo Young but these are just college students
are now/imitate us." Not a bad suggestion, but I'm not sure that singers, but they also drew us into
Artist Competition in Piano in 1983, who are still learning and growing everyfiberof their character.
such a thing is possible. I shouldn't have been listening so hard in 1986, and 1989. In 1990, Rotman in theirfield.The performing stu-
the first place. This stuff isn't made to be understood, this music is All of* the performers in The
was the only nomineefromNorth- dents are not professionals, and
for cranking up and throwing yourself around to. Hum along to the Medium woe spectacular. If I didn't
parts you think you can make out if you like. ^ already know Kathy Baker, I would
f
definitely hate her!
While your humming, you'll probably notice what makes
Nicole Bruno also impressed
these guys so different They constantly change the speed of the
me with her powerful voice in
song. "Smells like Teen Spirit", in particular, starts quick then
Captain Lovelock. Bruno received
slows to just one strumming guitar. Gradually it gets faster, and it
the surprise of her life with her
begins winding up. Suddenly, it explodes in a flurry of guitars and
Captain Lovelock, and the audi-
drums and screaming, and you're lucky that you don't get blown SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION ence was pleasantly surprised by
out the door.But, just as your roommate is about to let you know just FOR STUDENTS WHO NEED her outstanding performance.
how he feels about trfcfine art of slam dancing, it slows down again.
Lucky you, but it starts again. s g MONEY COLLEGE
Every student Is eligible tor some type of financial
My applause and respect goes
out to'the casts of Captain Lov-
* i No matter how good Nirvana is, most of the world will elock and The Medium. 4T * J
probably never hear of them. The same goes for Ned's atomic aid regardless of grades or parental Income.
My one and only problem witld
Dustbin. Unless there's aprogreapvestation around, radio listeners COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE: Our data base of over 200.000 listings of scholarships and
grants represent over $10 billion In private sector financial aid. * % the opera was the price. They ex-
forced MANY AWARDS: Scholarships are available to students based on their career plana, family pected us college students to pay
beat box. Commercial radio just doesn heritage and academic interests.- * ''
$6 to view our fellow students in a
UNIQUE RESEARCH: Our research department has located many scholarships •- %
for creativity. * , ^ . • „ ,.„ including awards for newspaper carriers, grocery clerks, cheerleaders and non-smokers. STUDENT opera! They could have
How fortunate you are that you don't need to suffer the RESULTS QUARANTUD. - \ , j at least charged half price for stu-
same fate. You can hear Ned's and Nirvana, along with groups^like CALL ANYTIME FOR A FREE BROCHURE
dents with an I.D. Mercyhurst of- \
Stone Roses, The Smiths, Transvision Vamp, and Ntae IncjrNails
(among otheVs) on our very own WMCE 88.5 fm. The Redneck
S y l h o w on Monday nights plays two hours of * « M - -
(800) Ext.
code
here
ten complains of not having enough
student participation at school
functions. Well, gee -1 can't imag- J
from 10 to 12 pm. Ask DJ Flannel to play some Ned s just for you. ine why!! Lower the prices, and
maybe some Nirvana while he's at it I'm sure more of us .will attend
these entertaining programs.
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R o o m m a t e s learn to deal with overnight guest

By Jule Gardner your roommate. He cited that 90 and her promiscuous activities with ^The apartments are per- shouldn'ttiptoearound th
Asst News Editor percent of the roommate problems her boyfriend. haps a different story. He emphasized that you
at Mercyhurst are solved in this Ann Landers consulted authori- What can these residents do if "just come right out and say what's
Roommates. Can't live with 'em. manner. According to Brown, "It's ties at various institutions with this • faced with a roommate who con- on your mind. If you're friends,
kind of like a marriage. You have to specific problem. DerekBok,presi- stantly allows his or her girlfi tend/ you'll work it out" Along those
Can't live with em. Hey - waitjust
communicate." Okay, but what dent emeritus at Harvard Univer- boyfriend to sleep over and invade same lines, a junior commented
a minute. Could that really be the
about the other 10 percent? sity, says the reasonable solution is the others' privacy? There is no that he would "never go to the
case? For some students here, and
For those with irreconcilable to take it to the appropriate authori- easy solution, only suggestions. RA's or someone elsefirstThat's
probably at every other college, it
differences, there is a process. It's ties. He says, f'If the roommate E When some Mercyhurst apart- lame. I would deal directly with
may be a fact of life.
cannot muster the strength to take ment residents werer asked what
Does it have to be this way? Is called "conflict resolution." Gen- my roommate and be honest''
they would do to resolve this con-
there a solution to roommate prob- erally, it involves an individual even this much responsibility for,*, Roommate conflicts do not end
meeting with an RA, and later, a her own welfare, I fear that she^ llict, responses were rather varied. with who is sleeping with whoiq
lems? t4
One sophomore said, Ijwould
Housing Director JDr. \Gary scheduled meeting in which both may be poorly prepared to cope ask my other roommates if it was
and how often. There is a wide
Brown says the answer is commu- parties air their grievances in the with the problems of life." creating a problem for them, or if
range of annoying habits, degrees
nication. But..with who? If you presence of the RA. A compromise The president emeritus at Notre
I was just making a big deal out of
of cleanliness and responsiblity,
constantly gripe to your roommate, is the ultimate goal. § Dame, Rev. Theodore Hesburgh,
it.J guess, eventually, I would
as well as the factor of incom-
tension is bound to ensue. If you go Difficult roommate situations are is an advocate of parietal hours, patibly. Whether it is as trivial as
approach her about it, but it wouldn't
to the jresident assistant (RA) in by no means limited to th is campus. saying that this will help to allevi- a roommate who plays rap music
charge or a higher authority, you In a recent Ann Landers advice ate problems concerning visitation be easy." i w hen you mighthate it, or as threat-
get the reputation of a snitch. column, the parents of a female of the opposite sex. Roughly, this Another sophomore explained, ening as a roommate who throws a
It is a sticky situation. college student were up in arms ensues visiting hours until mid- ' *I think I would just hint around toga party the day before your big
Brown believes the best solu- about their daughter's situation. It night on weeknights and until 2 at it until my roommate got the final, sharing a residence is a big
tion is to talk over the problem with involved their daughter's roommatea.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. point and we could talk about it" part of college life. The answers
A senior suggested that you are as numerous as the problems.

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Hurst Crewf captures coveted-Speakmon C u p

By Craig Rybczynski who finished a strong fourth. In
Mcrciad Staff Reporter the novice division, both the men's
and women's crews excelled in
their first ever competition.
This past weekend, the Laker The mens eight and four brought
Rowing team shocked the defend- home bronze medals and f the
ing champions University of Cin- womens novice team, although they
cinnati to capture^the Speakmon didn't medal, performed admira-
Cup in Columbus, Ohio. bly in their event among stringent
The coveted points trophy was competition.
passed over to an exuberant squad g. The success of the novice teams
after an all-around team effort signals a turning point in the devel-
pushed the Hurst over the top. opment of the Crew program and
Considering the fact that less than a
year ago the Crew team had no promises further success for the Mercyhurst v
Head Coach and in many eyes was varsity squads in the future. Bank. BJ Fox. Pat Case, Scott Bruce, Gerard
on the verge of extinction, serves Individually, Jakub Svoboda
to further reinforce the value of captured a gold medal with relative Andy
ease in the men's single, and in the
this victory. £
Mercyhurst Crew is currently
|
women's
tirely
event,
dominated
the
by
field
Leanne
was en-
Peters
Sirak provides leadership If or Harriers
performing at an all-time high and
the prospects for the coming year and Andrea Petterson, who took By Craig Rybczynski your time and not to rush things.
gold and silver respective! y. Merciad Staff Reporter Michelle first got her start in
are, to say the least, exciting. cross country as afreshman,while
In their firstregattaagainst solely The brilliant showing has cer-
tainly created waves within the attending Brooklyn High School
divisional competition, the men's in her home town of Brooklyn,
varsity eight pulled off the largest Collegiate Rowing circles, and all This season's cross country team
eyes will be cm the team as it com- has been well directed. This can be Ohio. She was originally a distance
upset of the Regatta, when they runner for the track team; how-
edged past Purdue in what proved petes in the Head-of-the-Occoquan attributed to a number of reasons,
in Washington this weekend^ but the one which sticks out in my ever, two of herfriendsconvinced
to be a nail-biting] sprint to the her. to run cross country. At first,
finish line. Once again, the field will in- mind is senior leadership.
clude extensive representation from 'Michelle Sirak provided she had no idea what the sport was
The men's light weighufour about, but she liked to run distance,
the ranks of the top 10, and a result younger runners with motivation
added to the trail of success with in this Regatta should be a true test so she decided to stick with it
gold in their event, closely fol- and desire. She is a four-year cross
for the crew. country runner at Mercyhurst and Michelle dev •]•>:• instant pas
lowed by the light weight women
has experienced many of the same sion for cross country. SIRAK wi

Herlihy leads Lady straggles and hardships. Her ad-

vice to freshmen runners is, "If
they are just starting out, to look up
Lakers to nationals to the older runners. PDon't get
discouraged 'because your times
aren't going to be awesome, like
the best runners on the team. You
By Tricia Kuhar
have to build up to that, it takes
Merciad Staff Reporter patience, time, and a lot of hard
work. Also, to
to be
be prepared toto take
After competing in cross coun-
try in high school, she decided to
run at Mercy hurst Despite the new
with cross country, she must main
tain good grades in J the area of
interior design. She is also on the
Student Chapter of the American
surroundings and atmosphere, she
quickly adjusted to competition of Society of Interior Design and is
college cross country, and the har- doing a co-op at Hamot Medical
riers welcomed her with open arms. Center. | '-; 4
When Michelle's not jetting v After college, Michelle may
at the crack of dawn to run, she attend graduate school or take ex-
enjoys
enjoys volleyball
voBeybaBand
andsoftbalL
somen.Along
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With an NCAA^ bid almost
guaranteed, the Mercyhurst
Women's soccer team is looking at
a possible national championship.
The team's success comes as no
surprise when one considers it is
comprised of players such as sen-
ior, Noreen Herlihy. i NOREEN HERLIHY
j$ Although, while growing up,
she played soccer in the streets of
her hometown Cork City, Ireland,
Herlihy never played organized
soccer until after high school She
started with club soccer and went
on to play for the Irish National
team which earned a spot in the
European championships. This gave
her the opportunity to compete in
countries such as,England, Scot-
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• :-Prior to coming to Mercyhurst,
Herlihy spent two years at Mas-
sasoit Junior College in Boston
where she played both soccer and
basketball. She received two time
3r both Soccer All Ameri-
can and Academic All American.
After transferring to Mercyhura,
gave up the game of Bas-
o make time for academ-
ics. "Between soccer and school
work, it's demanding,' * shefex-
plained. "It's manageable though,
; plenty of support, should we get
I think." r,
I In the little spare time Herlihy
does manage to find, she enjoys
relaxing and listening to music.
When asked to commenton the
team. Herlihy said, "the success is
*
pure hard work. There is great team
spirit, and everyone just'works so
hard for each other." Coaches Tie-
vor Warren and Rich £ Football team beat the Allegheny "How do you like us now, baby?
have done an excellent job, too.'*
Following graduation, this sports
medicine major would like to stay
in the United States a few years*:
before making any permanent
decisions. Herlihy will continue to*
play soccer as long as she enjoys it
and is having fun. f i
After gaining experience coach-
ing while touring the U.S. East
Coast with a Tennessee based soc-
cer camp, Herlihy would also like
f to keep coaching as an option for
| the future. *;
"I've met so many great friends
over here that I'll always have,
whether I stay here or go back
home. Traveling is an education in
itself," she said.
Focused on the probable play-
off game, Herlihy said, "I hope for
the game at home." She also added
with a big smile, "When you think
of all the sacrifices you make dur-
ing the season, it's amazing, but it
will be worth it all when we win the
nationals." |
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JV football defeats Allegheny
The JV Lakers raised their record I was real excited about him being
By Chris Fiely to 8-0 with one game remaining,
Merciad Sports Writer there." I m
that being] at John Carroll, this Coach Marty Trubiano saidJ"
Sunday. Brian Milligan had a good This was the Big One-both teams
"pass protection" game. Troy Turk were undefeated going into the game.
came up with some big sacks at The offense really played well, and
cruciaL moments in Allegheny's
Under very wet conditions, the drives. Turk and Chris * * Primo t»
the defense did its usual outstand-
Mercyhurst Laker Junior Varsity Primavere said about Allegheny, ing job. Coach Mark McNellie has
done a great job all year."
Gators by [a score of 9-7. Ryan Boom!!!" Duns complimented the The Junior Lakers travel to John
Williams said, "It was a great fed- offensive line on their good job. Carroll Sunday, Nov. 3 for their
ing to.know that we defeated a last game of the season.^^^-m
national championship caliber Quarterback' Bill Moses said,
"There were force recmiting classes
program(referring to last year's
Division III national championship that were top notch in the region:
John Carroll, Allegheny and Mer-
team)." ; \ rk % cyhurst With the victories(JCU and
£ The first quarter basically con- AC), we have proven to be the
sisted of running by both teams. best" Captain Marty Hamm said,
The second quarter started with a
big run by Dale Duns, this led to *'Theoffensive and defensive lines
an Eric Ruha field goal. On an won the war in the trenches(referring
Allegheny possession, the Gators to the sloppy conditions).,
fumbled the ball, and Rob Weigle Another highlight was {John
recovered i t After quarterback Congemi, professional quarterback
Dominic Congemi took the ball to for the Canadian Football League
the 10-yard line of the Gators, Chris and Dominic Congemi's brother,
Fedor tore a ligament in his knee. being at the game to. watch his
On third and eight. Duns threw a brother. Congemi said about his
half back pass to Williams for; a brother and the Lakers, "I was
touchdown. The extra point failed. very*proud of my brother, k His
The score at the half was 9-0. running and passing was good under
The third quarter brought the last the conditions. The team executed
score of the game. Allegheny scored well.'' The younger Congemi said,
on a passing touchdown and the "We played the "up and down"
extra pointThe final score was 9- game really well About my brother,
7, Mercyhurst p£r | l didn't really feel any pressure, but
 PAGE 8 THE MERCIAD OCTOBER 31,1991

Lady Lakers; return
to winnin form
By Liam Barron
Merciad Sports Writer
The Lady Lakers attempted to
put two tough losses behind them
when they went on the road this
past weekend,*and they did just
that
On Saturday, the Hurst defeated
Bloomsburg University 2-0. Ve-
ronica Sansom opened the scoring
with a powerful headerfroma Tracy
Cross pass at the 30-minute mark.
Sansom completed the scoring at
the 60-minute mark with another
header from a Noreen Herlighy
corner kick.
Assistant coach Rich Harris was
delighted with the rperformance,
"This was probably die best game
played this year by the girls. The
officials allowed the game to flow,
which led to a great game, and
although we only won by two,
their goal keeper kept.the score
from being much higher."
On Sunday* the lakers beat
Kutztown University by an identi-
cal 2-0 scoreline.
Sansom opened the scoring on
a Stacv Scalise assist at the 60-
Sporjts
minute mark and then the Hcr-
lighy-Sansom combination struck
again to make the game safe. San-
som now has an impressive total of
22 goalsforthe W<KI while Andrea
Colaurotolo now posted ?12 shut-
outs for the season and is just one
shutout away from the school rec-
ord. ?
Coach Harris was particularly
impressed with the team's inten-
sity this weekend. "Although
Veronica Sansom scored all four
goals this weekend, Stacy Scalise
had an outstanding couple of games Yvonne Parker 13 s in determined form for the lakers. Photo by John Furlong
and she must take her share of the
credit for the results.*'
The Lakers are still ranked first Football 01ows away Golden Tornadoes
in their region and.fourth in the added a 22-yard field goal. The 4:11 left to go in the game, Armand
nation and are now eagerly await- By Chris Fiely first quarter ended with Mercyhurst Rocco found pay dirt from one yard
ing a national bid. There is a strong Merciad Sports Writer on top, 10-0. 4 out, and Paydock followed it with
possibility that Mercyhurst will host
The second quarter was Ge- the extra point The 'Hurst ended
a team from California in the pre-' neva's turn to score. The Golden on top, 20-17. i
liminary game which is due to be Tornadoes had a 20-yardfieldgoal, Chris Logero went nine of 17
played on Saturday, Nov. 9. The Under beautiful conditions, the 1-yard touchdown run, and an extra for 101 yards. Soltis rushed 13
final bids will be announced Mon- Mercyhurst Laker football team point At halftime, the score was times for 48 yards and one touch-
day, Nov. 4. upped its record to 5-2. The Lakers tied at 10 a piece. » down. Brian Wiles had three catches
The Lakers close out their regu- beat!the Geneva Golden Torna- In the third quarter, the Lakers for 36 yards. R.C. Freedman punted
lar season with a visit to Wheeling does by a score of 20-17. and the Tornadoes traded the ball four times for 200 yards. Paydock
Jesuit College on Saturday, Nov. 9 The Hurst scored on its second back and forth. With 2:45 left to go went 2 for 2 in the field goal de-
and then they hope to add the Na- drive with a 29-yard run by Chris in the third, Paydock kicked a 26-. partment Tom Pastore returned the
tional Championship to their im- Soltis and George Pay dock's extra yard field goal. The third ended ball five times for 80 yards, and
pressive array of achievements. point Five minutes later, Paydock with a Mercyhurst lead, 13-10. Dave Parilla had an interception
Geneva took over the lead in for the Hurst
the 'last quarter. The Tornadoes Saturday, Nov. 2, the Lakers
scored on a 19-yard reception for a host the Washington and Jefferson
touchdown and an extra point for a Presidents. Hie Presidents come
17-13 Geneva lead. Finally, with into the Vet with a 6-1 record.

Harriers end season well

Mercyhurst harriers finished competitors in the six team compe-
their season with a strong showing tition. The women captured fourth
at the Washington and Lee Cross place out of eight with 99 points.
Country Invitational on Saturday Forty-one competed in the men's
in Lexington, Virginia. The men's 5-mile run. Freshman Michael
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team brought home a third place Brown out of the woods

trophy. Their 80 point team total and around the last loop to capture
Schmidt (center) lead the Lady spikers with 23 kills Wednesday
nut them ahead of J three other 10 place in 30:09. Senior Russell
lance against Gannon, who are ranked 20th in the nation. Gannon be Robison closed in right on his heels
Photo by John Furlong with 30:38 for 13 place. Freshman

Laker hockey upsets Division I, Kent State David Taylor ran his strongest race
of the season in 30:46 for 15 place.
Thirty-nine beat the tough course
By Garth McCurdy ber, there's only 20 minutes in a we knew that that type of thing last year's second leading scorer,
to cross the line for the finish in the
WMCE Hockey Broadcaster period) including afiveminute major happened more in Division I than Troy Winch, began to build achem- women's 3.1-mile race. Sophomore
to Golden Flash defenseman Barry in Division III." Apparently, Kent istry that should lead to a strong Amy Kellogg was first for the Hurst
Cummins, who broke through the State didn't receive the same in- offensive output for the Lakers. with 23:30 for 17 place. Team
Preceding the drop of the open- slot, attempting I to pick up a re- structions. Scott Burfoot scored on a shot from captain and senior Michelle Sirak
ing face-off of the 1991-92 Laker bound, and ended up hammering % Another Laker blueliner, An- just inside the face-off circle. His led the rest of her teammates, fin-
ice hockey season, the players were an unprepared Pellizzari into the drew Moir, stated that, "we knew linemates.iMick Keen and Tom ishing in 24:42 for 25 place.
informed of the extra emphasis that back of the net Cummins received that part of their game was to drive DeCoteau, collected two and one
the officials would be using in a five minute major for charging. Co-coaches Mike Fraley and
to the net and we let them do it on assist respectively over the week-
protecting the goaltender. Some- Kent State eventually received Kathy Noble-Fraley are very satis-
Friday, fan Saturday's game, we end.
one tell freshman goaltender Mirko some real punishment for its ac- fied with the team's progress this
tried to stand them up on the blue
Pellizzari that. ' tions, but it was more costly than a line and block a few more shots." CHALK TALK: season. "Each year they get stronger,
In his collegiate debut, Pelliz- penalty. .With nine seconds to go and next season looks promising
The Lakers did their homework
zari played the full 60 minutes, on and six attackers on the .ice, Kent for Saturday* as freshman Scott Game #1: Mercyhurst % at Kent with most of our runners return-
the road and against a Division I State scored to apparently tie the Barber got his first start of the year State 1 » \ "$ jU | ing," said coach Fraley. Coach
• it in Kent State. Hefm 11>i game.
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and wasn't knocked around as much. Game #2: Kent State, 3Jat Mer- Fraley also noted that this* is;the
45 shots, let in only one and found After consulting with his lines- Barber's first save was on a short- cyhurst 2 first; season with a complete
himself in his own net more often man, the referee waved off the goal handed breakaway and was solid ECAC Record: 0-0-0 f women's team on thefieldfor every
than the puck. It's a rough way to because a Kent State player was for the rest of the game facing 27 Overall Record: 1-1-0 race in Mercyhurst history.
start, but his efforts, along with preventing Pellizzari shots on goal. Even though they This week's games: Friday, No- The coaches said, "We'll miss
powerplay goals from John String- across the goal line to stop lost at the Civic Center, 3-2 to the vember 1 vs^Geneseo (1-0-0), our graduating seniors next sea-
fellow (his first as a Laker), and "We were warned about* the same team, the Lakers played a 4:30pm j Saturday, November 2, son. Captains Vic Bauer and Mich-
Andrew Moir gave Mercyhurst a new rules," said Laker defense- much stronger game. 4:30 (if they loseFriday) or 7:30pm elle Sirak have given four years of
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2r 1 victory and theirfirstever against man Clint Thomas. He added that, John Stringfellow scored < his (if they win Friday). Both games at hard work and dedication. Russell
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a Division I opponent * the officials were going to crack second goal in as many .

the Canisius Tournament, Buffalo Robison gave his all this season.
Thefirstframewas filled with down on the running of goalten- his line, along with S UNY-Osv N.Y. & : We wish we had had the pleasure
47 minutes in penalties (remem- der as weU as me third man in. and transfer teammate Rob Madia of coaching him longer.